Pak Rangers violates ceasefire along IB in Kathua: Army
Jammu, Mar 15 (PTI) The Pakistani Rangers violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked overnight firing on forward posts along the International Border (IB) in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. However, there was no report of any casualty in the firing on the Indian side. The Border Security Force (BSF) retaliated effectively and […]
Coronavirus scare: Medico suspended for disclosing suspected patient’s name
Rajouri, Mar 15: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has placed medical superintendent of Associated Hospital Rajouri, Dr. Raghuvir Singh, under suspension for disclosing name of person who was recognized as a potential coronavirus (Covid-19) patient in the district. As per protocol, if any suspect case comes under tracking, it is imperative for the Health Department […]
Militant arrested in Baramulla
Srinagar, Mar 15 (PTI) A militant was arrested during a cordon and search operation in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, police said on Sunday. The militant was identified as Danish Kakroo, resident of Chesti Colony in Baramulla, a police official said. The operation is still in progress, the official said, adding, further details are awaited. […]
Gunfight in south Kashmir village leaves four militants dead
Srinagar, Mar 15: Four militants were killed in an ongoing gunfight with government forces in Watrigam village of South Kashmir’s Anantnag distrct on Sunday. Reports said that a joint team of army’s 19 RR and SOG Anantnag launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Watergam village today early in the morning. As the joint team of forces tightened […]
US extends travel ban to UK, Ireland
Washington, Mar 14: The United States announced Saturday that a travel ban imposed on European nations over the coronavirus pandemic will be extended to the United Kingdom and Ireland. President Donald Trump has decided to “suspend all travel from the United Kingdom and Ireland. That will be effective midnight Monday night EST (0400 GMT Tuesday),” […]
Police arrests ‘LeT’ OGW in Kulgam
Kulgam, Mar 15: Police on Saturday late night claimed to have apprehended an over ground worker (OGW) working for the banned outfit Lashker e Toiba (LeT) in Malpora area of the district. An official said that during naka check up at around 7 pm at Malpora village under police station Qazigund Kulgam, a youth was […]
3 suspected coronavirus patients flee from hospital
Mumbai, Mar 14 (PTI) Three suspected coronavirus patients who were quarantined left a government hospital in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district on Saturday evening without informing anybody, the police said. By late night, however, two of them returned to the Ahmednagar district civil hospital. Search was on for the third patient, a Topkhana police station officer said. Earlier, […]
The darkness called Roshni
It should have been called the mother of all scams given the loot that was resorted to. However, despite the lapse of so many years now, the Roshini scheme, as it was called is yet to draw any conclusions. Even the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has once again deferred the hearing wherein it was […]
